Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:
Thematic Bible
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Eye-servants
Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, - not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord, -
Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Men-pleasers
Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, - not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord, -
Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Deceit
Mine eyes, shall be upon the faithful of the land, That they may dwell with me, - he that walketh in a blameless way, he, shall attend me. There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit, - he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;
And he said, My lord, O king, my servant, betrayed me, - for thy servant said - I will even saddle me mine ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king, for, lame, is thy servant.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Quarrelsomeness
And the herdmen of Gerar disputed with the herdmen of Isaac saying, Ours, is thee, water! So he called the name of the well Esek, because they had stirred up a quarrel with him.
And there arose a strife betwixt the herdmen of Abram, and the herdmen of Lot. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite, were then dwelling in the land.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Lying
And he said, All is well. My lord, hath sent me to say, Lo! just now, have come unto me, two young men out of the hill country of Ephraim, of the sons of the prophets, - give for them, I pray thee, a talent, of silver, and two changes of raiment.
Now, when, he, came in and stood before his lord, Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, - Thy servant hath been neither hither nor thither.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Do not bear to be exalted
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Will not submit to correction
By words, a servant will not be corrected, though he perceiveth, yet is there no answer.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Unmerciful to their fellows
He, however, would not, but went away and cast him into prison, - until he should pay what was owing.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Gluttony, &c
And begin to be striking his fellow-servants, and eating and drinking with the drunken,
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Shall be punished
The master of that servant, will have come, on a day when he is not expecting, and in an hour when he is not observing, -
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Covetousness
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said - Lo! my lord, hath restrained, this Naaman the Syrian, by not taking at his hand that which he brought! By the life of Yahweh, verily, I will runs after him, and accept of him, something.
Servants » Characteristics of wicked servants: » Stealing
not taking anything away, shewing, all good faith, - that, the instruction which is of our Saviour God, they may adorn in all things.